The Alpha's Bargain
"I... it was the most beautiful. My daughter, she... she asked me to bring her a flower. Just a simple flower, nothing expensive or elaborate. And when I saw these roses blooming so impossibly in autumn, I thought..."
His daughter. The words hit me like cold water, dousing some of the rage that had been building in my chest. A daughter who'd asked for flowers. A father desperate enough to steal beauty for someone he loved.
The parallels weren't lost on me.
"What's your name?" I asked, my voice still hard but lacking the killing edge it had carried moments before.
"Montgomery," he said quickly. "Charles Montgomery. Of London, originally, though we're... relocating to Wales. To Ravenwood, actu
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